The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-17
l867-B,-L,--B.-G.-l687.
Celebration Of China Wedding at Lynn
ville-a Brilliant Affair.

On Sunday morning, Feb. 10,
1867, nature donned a wedding
robe of white and festooned the
trees with fantastic crystal gems to
celebrate the double marriage Of
Capt. J. K. P. Blackburn to Miss
M. M. Laird and Mr.. II. NJ. Bugg
to Miss A. E. Gordon. That great
scholar and divine, Rev. VIM. Stod-
dert, in inimitable phrase, pro-
nounced the sacred ceremony.
On Thursday, Feb. 10, 1887, at
the palatial residence of Capt.
Blackburn at Lynnville, these heav
en- favored couples were reunited in
happy celebration of their china
wedding, a host of relatives and
friends gathering to honor them
and to partake of the princely hos
pitallty of the host. A decade has
brought a few silver hairs as re-
mlnders that time is not always to
be, and the union then consumma
ted with such suspicious promise
has borne rich fruitage of joys
and success and increasing content
ment. The fates have been propi-
tious, prosperity has smiled, honors
and preferment have sought them
up to the good hour that found
them surrounded by loved ones
rehearsing the sacred scene of the
long ago.
These friends, like David and
Jonathan, have chung to each 9th
er, and in turn on each anniversary
entertain their friends in happy
commemoration of their joint mar
riage.
Capt. Blackburn has just com
pleted palatial residence that for
size and elegance has few if any
equals in the south. 1t was plan
ned and executed by that splendid
architect, James Porter, of Nash
vile, and does him credit as a mas.
ter builder. It is complete in al
it's appointments and is SO con.
, structed as to combine beauty and
utility in an unusual degree. The
building has ten large rooms splen-
, didly arranged with q number o
smaller ones for various uses. Al
these rooms are elegantly furnish
/ ed with all that a refined taste
could suggest. Some of the pictures
; are gems of art. The beautiful res
idence sets On an elevation over.
) looking the town of Old Lynnville
7 and in fact in all directions Their
: are magnificent views. The loca
tion is in what was fine blue grass
woods lot and has magnifcen
? druidical oaks as if ature had 70
t thousand years been preparing
r this spot for this new and elegan
home. Capt. Blackburn has
barronial plantation here Of on,
| thousand acres. He has much o
: it in blue grass upon which feed
7 the lordly English Shorthorn. H
stands at the head in his section a
a Shorthorn breeder and is also en-
gagged in raising fine horses, shee
. and hogs. He has twice represent
r ed his county in the legislator
! where he made a reputation for in
corruptable honesty and an I'M
$ swerving devotion to right. He i
a a native of Maury county but wen
J., to Texas at the age of 10. He en-
listed in the Sth Texas cavalry,
s STRIPPING with consumption. A
Pennington he was badly wounde'
a from which be was years recovering
t When his wound healed his con
n sumption was well aud he nov
e weighs over 200 pounds. Eigh
y beautiful children bless their unio
six boys and two daughters.
e Mr.. Ii. III. Bugg is the younges
e son Of our venerable ex-congress
e man, Hon. R. M. Bugg, than WHOM
: no man never enjoyed more the en-
: tire confidence and good will of
t people. This is a worthy son of
s noble sire. May there be man
o more Of these anniversaries an
o each as happy as this one.